AMD Athlon Silver 7120U vs Intel Core i7-8500Y

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 7120U and Intel Core i7-8500Y processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

Intel Core i7-8500Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 14 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1958 vs 1448
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3145 vs 2474

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 Sep 2022 vs 30 August 2018
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1958 vs 1448
PassMark - CPU mark	3145 vs 2474

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8500Y

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 20% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
2097152x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
3x lower typical power consumption: 5 Watt vs 15 Watt

Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
L3 cache	4 MB vs 2MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	5 Watt vs 15 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8500Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1958

1448

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3145

2474

Name	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	Intel Core i7-8500Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	1958	1448
PassMark - CPU mark	3145	2474
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1243
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1243
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2191
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2191
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3632
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3632

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	Intel Core i7-8500Y
Essentials
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	30 August 2018
Place in performance rating	1320	1261
Architecture codename		Amber Lake Y
Price now		$393
Processor Number		i7-8500Y
Series		8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		2.69
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	1.50 GHz
Die size	100 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	2MB (shared)	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	4.20 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5, Dual-channel	LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		29.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCBGA1515
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	5 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		3.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		600 MHz
Configurable TDP-up		7 W
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		1.60 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		20mm X 16.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only)	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Max number of PCIe lanes		10
PCI Express revision		3.0
Graphics
Device ID		0x591C
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		16 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® UHD Graphics 615
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)